PIGGIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PIGGIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIGGIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIGGIN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIGGIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIGGIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PIGGIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does PIGGIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A small wooden pail or bowl made of staves and hoops, typically with one stave longer than the rest to serve as a handle.
The piggin was a humble household vessel for milk, water or porridge, put together like a miniature barrel from curved strips of wood bound with hoops. Its single long stave stood up above the rim and gave the hand something to hold. The word belongs mainly to Scottish and northern usage and survives in museums, folk songs and country memoirs.
How PIGGIN is used
Scots and dialect; now mostly historical.
- She carried the milk to the table in a wooden piggin.
- The old dairy still has a piggin hanging on a hook by the door.
- A piggin of broth was handed to each of the harvesters.
- He dipped the piggin into the burn and drank.
- The museum shows a piggin made from oak staves and iron hoops.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIGGIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIGGIN
5 longer words begin with PIGGIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PIGGIN
Common questions about PIGGIN
- Is PIGGIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIGGIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIGGIN worth?
- PIGGIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIGGIN mean?
- A small wooden pail or bowl made of staves and hoops, typically with one stave longer than the rest to serve as a handle.
- What letters can be added to PIGGIN?
- PIGGIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PIGGIN:
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